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Saw a white deer Sunday morning

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  1. scoot12

    scoot12 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I was out bowhunting Sunday morning and and about 7:30 in the morning I saw movement coming down a hinged corridor I did, all I could see was a white body and at first I thought I was seeing things and after glassing him I saw it was a white 4 pt buck, it came directly down trail to within 15 yards from me and I couldn't believe what I was watching, he then took another trail and walked directly by me and out of sight. He came from my main food plot and I have a couple of cams up overlooking it so I will be anxious to pull them. It won't be for another week though as I am only checking them if I happen to walk by. How rare are white deer? Scoot
     
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    The state wants to remove the ban on harvesting the albino deer in WI.
     
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    He might be sacred and holy. I wouldn't mess with him.
     
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    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    What a cool thing to see :tu:
     
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    That would be so cool to see to see one in the wild
     
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    Treestandsniper Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I read a book that claimed that all animals experience albinism at equal rates. If you consider your circle of albino friends, you'll have a rough feel for how rare albino deer births are. The book also mentioned that other deer tend to shun albinos.

    I personally don't know any albinos, but like Johnny Winter.
     
    Treestandsniper, Oct 22, 2013
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    THats neat I have seen 3 white deer one of which was completly white. All in NJ
     
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    I was able to take a pic with my phone of two albino deer in a field from this season. First time I have ever seen them in person.
     
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    thats awesome! I have seen an all albino 8 pt a few years ago, but where no hunting was permitted. This past summer when scouting, saw a piebald doe. It truly is amazing! I would really love to shoot one, but have heard so many different things about it. Brings bad luck, etc. etc. Cant say if I would actually draw and let one fly or not until I am put in that situation I guess if ever.
     
    TheHardWoods913, Oct 22, 2013
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    Was he pure white or was he a piebald?
     
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    chances of a deer being albino one is 1/20000 i say let him live if you kill him its you remove that trait from the gene pool
     
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    scoot12 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Ty, It was pure white from the one side, never saw other side of him. I still can't believe it and hope my cams picked him up. Scoot
     
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    Be sure to share when ya pull that card! We had a piebald button buck one season....idiot neighbor got mad when he blew the chance at a big 10 and decided to shoot the next thing that walked by....yup you guessed it.
     
    tynimiller, Oct 22, 2013
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    Ive never seen one...but i woulda shot for sure. Its perfectly legal here in Ohio. I hope you got some great pics on your trail cam!
     
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    Funny I have seen to piebald deer in nj this year. Must be because our deer population is so high it makes them a more common occurrence


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    Looking forward to seeing those pics!
     
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    Thats awesome, i hope you got him on camera!!
     
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    Hope that this pic can be seen guys. [​IMG]


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    well it's still there in the other deer but recessive
     
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    The wife and I saw a white buck once, down in Kenosha county about 3 yrs ago... driving down one of the back roads and watched him as he stepped out into a soybean field. The first thing I noticed was how well he stood out..
     
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